as in filled
possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified
a city government that is rife with malfeasance and corruption
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Recent Examples of rife
Injuries were rife across the roster, ineffective play from veterans was a real concern and the goaltending was a question mark.
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Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The path forward will be rife intra-party challenges as Republicans work through competing priorities such as cutting spending and extending Trump's 2017 tax cuts.
—Riley Beggin, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
While uncertainty is rife, history can serve as a guide as to when the S&P 500 might find a bottom.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
Mercifully — and unlike the two terraces behind each goal at Valley Parade in an era when hooliganism was rife in English football — there was no security fence to keep fans penned in.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 May 2025
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Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The path forward will be rife intra-party challenges as Republicans work through competing priorities such as cutting spending and extending Trump's 2017 tax cuts.
—Riley Beggin, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
While uncertainty is rife, history can serve as a guide as to when the S&P 500 might find a bottom.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
Mercifully — and unlike the two terraces behind each goal at Valley Parade in an era when hooliganism was rife in English football — there was no security fence to keep fans penned in.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rife
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Polling has shown that Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a former Navy helicopter pilot who represents the state's 11th Congressional District, leads the crowded Democratic field, but the race could still be anyone’s to win.—
Brittany Shepherd,
ABC News,
10 June 2025
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The warm-water experiences tend to be the most crowded, popular for their respiratory and joint pain relief.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Across the Yellow Sea lies China, which South Korea has a strong trade relationship with – but historically fraught diplomatic relations.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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In New York, the declaration has become a moment of catharsis in these fraught political times.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
29 May 2025
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Within the rock samples, researchers saw traces of a silver-gray metal about as rare as gold that was likely more abundant in Earth’s early building materials when the core developed about 4.5 billion years ago.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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Residential conversions seem to be a better solution for downtown’s oldest buildings, not its most abundant ones — places like the Petroleum Building, built in 1956, and the University Building, built in 1910.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
29 May 2025
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Within hours, social media was awash with dark jokes.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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At this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the industry was awash with buyers, sellers and festival heads chattering about how to come to grips with this new phase of technology that is increasingly encroaching on the traditional space.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
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Miley Cyrus premiered her Something Beautiful visual album for a packed audience at New York’s Beacon Theatre as part of the 2025 Tribeca Festival.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
7 June 2025
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Or, in the case of Stray Kids and their STAY, when eight Korean artists share three hours with a multitude of devoted fans in a packed stadium.—
Jae-Ha Kim,
Rolling Stone,
6 June 2025
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Another taxing target is gambling now that most of the Land of Lincoln is replete with gaming devices and casinos.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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Pete Alonso has returned to the team in career form, Francisco Lindor has continued to play like one of the best shortstops in the sport and the pitching staff is replete with pleasant surprises.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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“Rife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rife. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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